A bird leaves nothing behind: The lesson behind Japan’s World Cup stadium cleanups

Apr 28, 2026, 9:11 AM

TOKYO (AP) — If there’s one country guaranteed to clean up at the World Cup, it’s Japan. Literally. Scenes of Japanese soccer fans sweeping stadiums and picking up trash after a match first drew public attention in France in 1998 — Japan’s first appearance in the World Cup. The tradition has cont...

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